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proof that my spirit is alive

Proof that My Spirit is Alive

When I wake up every morning, I remind myself that everything that worked well until yesterday may not work today. As the entire universe is growing and changing without stopping, overnight we find out plenty of space to grow has shown up. Then, I ask to myself, “What are the possibilities to

My Music List for Inspiration

Music for My Inspiration: Reflection, Deep Focus & Upliftment

Music is inspiring. It touches our soul. When I was in college, I joined the classical music club. One night, I was sitting alone in the music room and listening to Beethoven’s Symphony number 9, a choral symphony. At the 4th movement, I cried. I couldn’t hold my tears at the climax.

Planning begins with reflecting - Hope for 2021

Planning begins with reflecting

The most valuable lessons that I learned came from my own life. I believe each life is a unique textbook and the collection of our life’s stories is called a history. Humanity learns the most valuable lessons from our history. Likewise, I learn the important lessons from my own life experiences. We learn from it

2020년 동안거 나의 다짐 이성욱

Need Some Hope for 2021? Watch This.

It’s the second week of January. In January, we usually feel excited and hopeful but it feels a little different this year, right? Lots of frustrations and anger.  January is a time to set your intention for the year and make a plan. Let me share my idea. January is an important

My Meditation before bed

My Meditation Before Bed

This is my meditation before bed. It takes less than 15 minutes every day to practice. After meditation, I can have quality sleep and gain clarity through dreams and intuition. *Please bring a journal/notebook and a pen with you.  1. Grounding I sit comfortably and relax my body. Relax jaws, eye brows

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The 7th Day of the 7th Month: The Day When the Heaven’s Gate Opens

Many Koreans believe that the Heaven’s Gate opens on the 7th Day of the 7th Month of the Lunar Calendar every year. We believe that our souls can be connected with Heaven on that day. And, we remember why we came to earth and find out what plan the Heaven prepares for

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When I feel angry

Why am I angry? ****** When I’m attached to a certain event or a person, I form a certain expectation. When the outcome doesn’t satisfy my expectation, I feel disappointed or angry.  I feel frustrated when it reached the limitation because of incompetence. I feel angry when they didn’t do their best

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Growth Pain (physical)

My left ear didn’t function well ***** Last a couple of days, I suffered from an intense growth pain. Before I went to bed on Saturday night, I felt mild dizziness. When I stood up and walked to the bathroom, I had a hard time to make a balance. The next morning,

6 magical questions for mid year reflection

6 Magical Questions for Mid-Year Reflection

Time to reflect and celebrate July is an exciting month.  It’s time to celebrate. We acknowledge and celebrate what we’ve accomplished during the first half of the year. Also, it’s a perfect time for reflection because, without it, we can’t find the true meaning of the celebration. In this article, I introduced

Monthly Insights June 2020

Monthly Insights – June 2020

My Reflection on May 2020 When I start a new project, it requires two of my strengths.  A Laser-like Focus The first one is a laser-like focus. When the project starts, I have to pour my focus and energy in order for the project to take off. It’s like an airplane takes

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My Running Meditation – Mindful Running

Entering into a meditative zone Running doesn’t require many technics. If you understand how your cardiovascular system works, and how your muscles and connective tissues work and recover, you can run. Running is the repetition of the same movement. So, many practitioners claim that they enter into a meditative zone while running.

Monthly Insights - May 2020

Monthly Insights – May 2020

*A Link to the templates for my monthly planners 2020 My reflection on April  Hi, I’m Shawn. It’s May 1st, 2020. One of my monthly routines is reflecting back my previous month and planning for the new month whenever the new months start. I decided to share my deflection through YouTube from

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The Changes we will create after this Coronavirus Pandemic

The meaning of the coronavirus pandemic My memorable keywords of March are coronavirus or coronavirus-related topics. The virus is rapidly changing our life patterns. The way we meet, the way we work, the way we entertain, the way we love. “Why does it happen?” Actually, epidemics have been happening all the time

Reflecting February and starting March – Magical Power of Action

  Reflecting February 2020 ———– Magical Power of Action While I was sitting and thinking, I could only see walls and challenges. My thoughts tend to find excuses. Yet, when I was moving and taking actions, I started seeing doors hidden between walls and the doors lead me to the next step

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January is the month for planning the entire year

  I spent a whole month to plan the new year ———– I thought I could finish planning for 2020 in a few days. Actually, I did. The problem was that I had to revise it in a few days. Actually, I had to revise the plan again and again. After revising

Reflections on the year of 2019

My Reflections on the Year of 2019

  New Templates for my plans and reflections ———– In April 2019, I developed a new template to plan and reflect my days. The new planner doesn’t require much space and easy to fill out. Whenever I use journals, the hardest part was to find the space to store them. It was

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I postponed my full marathon attempt

  I postponed my full marathon attempt ———– Right after my half marathon on September 1st, I made a plan to run a full marathon in December. Before the planning, I vaguely thought that if I could run a half marathon, three months would be enough to try a full marathon. Yet,

November Reflection and December Planner 2019

November Reflection and December Planner 2019

  My Awakening in November 2019 – the law of energy conservation and exchange ———– Energy is conserved. None of them is waste. I made a community news website in November. I’m sure it started contributing to the community at a certain level. After finishing the website, I received several job requests.

October Reflection and November Planner 2019 - meditation & consciousness

October Reflection and November Planner 2019 – Meditation & Consciousness

My Awakening in October 2019 – Meditation & Consciousness ———– Consciousness is like pure light. The pure light doesn’t have a color. When we see something, it’s just a reflection of the object. The pure light becomes distorted by the object when it’s reflected. So, we become easily confused about who we

Aloha, My name is Shawn S Lee. I’m a life coach, a meditation teacher, and a Jungbub student. Please feel free to read my blog. If you like to receive my newsletter -just about once a month-, leave your name and email.

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